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World War 1 Exam Questions And Answers
Updated 2024/2025
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - answer✔This was the spark that started World
War I. Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian crown prince, was murdered on June 28, 1914, by a
Serbian nationalist while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. Germany urged Austria-Hungary to fight and
they went to war against Serbia; all of this due to Serbia wanting to expand
Woodrow Wilson - answer✔This was the president who was elected in 1912, and led the US
into WWI. Later wrote a plan for post-WWI peace known as the Fourteen Points.
Austria-Hungary - answer✔This Central Power empire during WWI, started the war with their
invasion of Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 . It was made
up of Austria, Hungary and several other nations and territories. After World War I it split up
into several nations.
The Black Hand - answer✔This Serbian rebel group assassinated Archduke Ferdinand after
several failed attempts.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - answer✔This German Emperor led the Germans during WWI. In
1918 he was forced to step down by German Generals.
U-boats - answer✔This new machinery used by the Germans in sea warfare, to attack British
and American supply ships in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Nationalism - answer✔This cause of World War I was based on an intense pride in one's nation.
Allied Powers - answer✔This alliance during WWI included the United States, Great Britain,
France, Russia and Italy (switched to the Allied Powers in 1915). (The blue countries of the East
and West on map above)
Wilson's Fourteen Points - answer✔This is the plan for post-World War I outlined by President
Wilson in 1918. This plan called for self-determination (countries in Africa and Asia govern
themselves), freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and
a league of nations.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
World War 1 Exam Questions And Answers
Updated 2024/2025
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - answer✔This was the spark that started World
War I. Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian crown prince, was murdered on June 28, 1914, by a
Serbian nationalist while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. Germany urged Austria-Hungary to fight and
they went to war against Serbia; all of this due to Serbia wanting to expand
Woodrow Wilson - answer✔This was the president who was elected in 1912, and led the US
into WWI. Later wrote a plan for post-WWI peace known as the Fourteen Points.
Austria-Hungary - answer✔This Central Power empire during WWI, started the war with their
invasion of Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 . It was made
up of Austria, Hungary and several other nations and territories. After World War I it split up
into several nations.
The Black Hand - answer✔This Serbian rebel group assassinated Archduke Ferdinand after
several failed attempts.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - answer✔This German Emperor led the Germans during WWI. In
1918 he was forced to step down by German Generals.
U-boats - answer✔This new machinery used by the Germans in sea warfare, to attack British
and American supply ships in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Nationalism - answer✔This cause of World War I was based on an intense pride in one's nation.
Allied Powers - answer✔This alliance during WWI included the United States, Great Britain,
France, Russia and Italy (switched to the Allied Powers in 1915). (The blue countries of the East
and West on map above)
Wilson's Fourteen Points - answer✔This is the plan for post-World War I outlined by President
Wilson in 1918. This plan called for self-determination (countries in Africa and Asia govern
themselves), freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and
a league of nations.
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